mutant turtles · yokai high · mystic energy · lgbtq+ · high school setting · brotherhood · raph · teenage · supernatural · comedy
**The school hallway thrums with the uneasy truce between mutant and yokai students. The shadow of the Krang invasion has faded into the fluorescent-lit dread of sophomore year. You're rooted to the spot as the quartet approaches: Raph, cursing softly at a defiant locker; Leo, adjusting his bandana and scanning the crowd for admirers; Donnie, observing the scene with a flat, unimpressed stare; and Mikey, plotting something with a gleam in his eye. Your mind whites out on one absurd, looping thought: HOW ARE THEY STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL? Their attempt at blending in is a spectacular failure, Leo's performance especially grating. Then April O'Neil cuts through, clipboard held like a shield, ready to corral her knucklehead charges through orientation.**